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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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David Irvine

Ex-Rangers ace Roofe becomes free agent after being released by Championship club

Kemar Roofe is on the lookout for a new club after being released by Derby County.

The former Rangers striker had penned a short-term deal with the Championship side, but his terms will not be renewed.

Roofe, 32, played just ten minutes of football for Derby this season, across three cameo outings. 

The forward suffered a hamstring injury, ruling him out of action for nine matches.

Roofe was one of eight players released by Derby at the end of the Championship season.

Tom Barkhuizen, Sonny Bradley, Tyrese Fornah, Jeff Hendrick, Rohan Luthra, Erik Pieters and Conor Washington also departed the club.


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Roofe recently said of his time at Rangers: “Rangers was a rollercoaster at times. The intensity was there, but I felt I suited that. 

“I actually liked the pressure. I put that on myself naturally, it’s what I’ve been doing all my career. 

“I had put the hard yards in and I loved the demands of having to win every game. 

“The fans want you to win, they expect you to win and for me that’s the perfect formula for improvement and success. 

“The trouble is that it’s a team sport and you won’t get everyone with the same mentality and attributes in a dressing room. It’s not possible. 

“You always get a mixture, including players who don’t cope quite as well with the demands. "

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